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How trim mirror glass?
I bought a replacment mirror glass for my van- looked like the right size but doesn't quite fit. It needs about 1/8" taken from 2 inside corners. Can this glass be cut, grinded or sanded without...
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Ford Succeeds In Giving Us Nightmares With New Ka Spot
We understand the Ford Ka is a roomy vehicle. Hell, it's even big enough for James Bond and many Bond girls, but the means this Spanish commercial goes to in order to express that notion is going to...
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Cylinder 1 Misfire
I have a 2000 Taurus SEL 24V DOHC 87k on it, with a rough idle, rough accel. The Check Engine light came on, so I took it to O'Reilly's. They scanned the computer, coming up with a cylinder 1 misfire....
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Will low headlamp blow if driven with just one side (psgr) installed? click indash, #9007 Probs
I have a 1997 Escort which uses #9007 low/high headlamp bulbs. Soon (days/week) after the psgr side's low beam went out the other side went. The high beams were unaffected. So I bought and changed...
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'99 Taurus Fuel Pump Replacement....Remove Tank, Or???
I've got a '99 Taurus with a bad fuel pump. The shop it was towed to said they want $700 to replace it, so needless to say, I'm going to be doing it myself. The pump is about $150 from what I can...
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Re: loose mystique air bag
Must be some nice thieves in your neighborhood. Steal the airbag and then replace it with a fake. Hmmmm When they steal chrome rims do they put steel ones with chrome hub caps back on so you can get...
 
1994 Ranger - Cooling System Question
1994 4.0L Ranger - Purchased 16 lb. radiator cap from AutoZone, was told that what the specification on their computer system. The Mitchell book notes that the radiator cap should be 13 lb. What is...
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2000 Taurus Wagon 24v DOHC Power Steering Pump Leak
Car has almost 80,000 miles on it, runs great, but it looks like the shaft seals on the power steering pump might be leaking. The back of the pulley is wet and so is the bottom of the pump. Can this...
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Re: loose mystique air bag
Nope. It is still there. Passes diags. (I'm an ex mechanic) ** Posted from **
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Buying an '06 Ford Five Hundred AWD; any issues to look out for?
I'm looking at an '06 Five Hundred, 42K miles, with AWD and the CVT. Have there been any outstanding issues with this vehicle? I like the looks of it, the test drive went well. I like the five star...
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1969 Mustang speedo cable routing
The Car has a 351 + C4. The cable that was in it melted against the headers down low, and was also rubbing against the steering shaft flex joint, though not enough to cause damage there. We've tried a...
 
Telescopic antenna replacement?
2002 Taurus of mine has a whip antenna. I was wondering if it can be replaced with a Telescopic antenna? Is it difficult to find a telescopic antenna for this car? Is it difficult to replace it? I...
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The Olin Foundation expires
Contrast this with the Ford Foundation: "The Olin Foundation expires, true as ever to its mission." the WSJ] Jack
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Ford adds 1,500 jobs at Russian plant
Ford has announced that it will add 1,500 workers to its Vsevolozhsk, Russia production plant in an effort to boost production by 75 percent, totaling 125,000 units. The factory ? which is just...
 
Ford Five Hundred experience
Howdy all, I'm looking at purchasing an '05 Five Hundred AWD for 13,900. Is there anything I need to check into? Have there been any issues with this car? I like the car; I like its interior; I like...
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